Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/seajnē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *saina.

Noun

*seajnē

1. wall

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*seajnē
Genitive	*seaj̯n̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*seajnē	*seaj̯n̯ēk
Accusative	*seaj̯n̯ēm	*seaj̯n̯ijtē
Partitive	*seajnētē
Genitive	*seaj̯n̯ēn	*seaj̯n̯ij
Essive	*seajnēnē	*seaj̯n̯ijnē
Inessive	*seaj̯n̯ēsnē
Elative	*seaj̯n̯ēstē	*seaj̯n̯ijstē
Illative	*seajnās̯ën	—
Comitative	*seaj̯n̯ijnē *seaj̯n̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*seaj̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: siejnne
  • Northern Sami: seaidni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: seini
  • Skolt Sami: seiʹnn

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland